Help Engine won't start make clicking noise.

[Kit]

Sun was out looked dry took the cover off car went to start it and it just went click click click till i released key.
On clicking noticed that the interior light dims on each click.
Ideas welcome please

 

[miller1098]

Flat battery

 

[stevie_a]

Defo the Battery, give it a bump start ( push it, ignition on, let the clutch out in gear)

let it run, was light left on ?
has it been sitting?

could be just the battery going bad

 

[Kit]

In halfords now looking at chargers

 

[miller1098]

Lidl have very good trickle chargers for about £13 that you can leave on for a long time I think there in stock now

 

[stevie_a]

no point battery will just go dead again if broke

better looking at replacement battery

just remember to find radio code before changing or use jump leads to do the change over

 

[zedonist]

Sounds like starter motor to me, sticking solenoid. That said, if it is your battery not giving enough juice to kick the starter out they normally go for two reasons, one is being old and knackered, the second is the alternator, so if you fit a new battery you need to check out the circuit both with the engine off and the engine running, if you get less than 12 volts engine off the battery is knackered, and if you get less than 13 volts engine running then good chance the alternator is no good, so you need to check it out as if not diagnosed you can ruin a new battery.

 

[Kit]

Hooray starts now gave it a boost with a charger.
Thanks for taking the time help much quicker than the RAC

 

[Kit]

Well at least I have a charger now always wanted one.

 

[zedonist]

Good news, just put a multimeter across the terminals now, to find what's at fault

 

[Kit]

Don't have a multimeter I suspect It was me playing in the car at night listening to cd's, instead of driving it.
Chap I got it from last November said it was a new battery, looks it.

 

[t-tony]

Mine doesn't like being stood for long (3-4 weeks in the cold weather) and it won't start. I got a Ring charger/starter for Christmas last year which means if I need to move my car out of the garage and it is "flat" the starter will instantly get it going so I don't see the point in me buying a battery conditioner but agree that they are maybe good in some circumstances.

Tony.

 

[mini]

Folks I have the same bother today , been starting great as well , tried a jump from van with leads no joy although plenty lights , now not even a click ? Starter motor ? Help bout to jump on a flee bay part ?

 

[t-tony]

Are you connecting directly to the battery terminals or the "jump" points under the bonnet? Best direct to battery. If yours is dead flat connect jump battery and run engine on jump battery for a few minutes before trying to start yours. HTH.

Tony.

 

[mini]

Was direct to battery tony , left fir a bit plenty juice on the dash board but nothing when a turn it , it was clicking but now nothing , even gave it a good old fashioned rock back n forth in gear , to no aveil , then took ma hammer to it , to no aveil lol !!

 

[Kit]

The charger I got has a maintenance mode so can leave it on for long periods.

 

[t-tony]

Makes me wonder if the immobiliser has kicked in. Do the lights dim when you try to crank the engine?

Tony

 

[mini]

Surely not tony ,; car was fine , then tried to start lots o clicking from engine , more I tried the battery run down , jumped battery of van with leads all the light on dash came up when ignition on but now no clicking , was thinking stuck starter , al try and bump start it with a push when I can get someone to push !

 

[mini]

Sun was out looked dry took the cover off car went to start it and it just went click click click till i released key.
On clicking noticed that the interior light dims on each click.
Ideas welcome please

Did you keep trying the csr and if so did it dtop clicking ?

 

[Kit]

Did you keep trying the csr and if so did it dtop clicking ?

It would only stop when I released the key. Must have been a low battery as its fine now.